Chapter 389: Ruthless Pioneer

Because it is necessary to lay down an outpost, it will also be a logistics base for all armies. Therefore, the first target of the three armies all aimed at the third-level county.

The target of the North Route Army is Hengshan County, a third-level county seat in the northwest of Leizhou; the target of the Middle Route Army is Leishan County, a third-level county seat in the middle of Leizhou; the target of the South Route Army is located at the southernmost tip of Leizhou Hai'an County, a third-level coastal county in China.

In this way, three of the five third-level counties will be removed, waiting to gnaw the hardest bone.

The most important thing is that the three selected counties are all located on the edge of Leizhou. After the army lands, they can directly attack the territory without detours. Otherwise, Bai Qi would rather choose a second-level county on the border.

Going deep alone is a big taboo for military strategists.

The plan has been decided, and the army will go out immediately.

On May 15th, the Imperial Guard Division, as the vanguard, took the lead in the expedition.

Bai Qi, as the commander-in-chief of the whole army, set off with the Imperial Guard Division. As for Ouyang Shuo, after seeing off the army at Beihai Port, he immediately returned to Shanhai City.

As a lord, he has his duties.

At this moment, Ouyang Shuo's seat in Shanhai City is the most important thing. With him personally sitting in the town, it is enough to stabilize the hearts of the army and the people, and the younger generation will not dare to act rashly.

Beihai Port is still some distance away from the central part of Leizhou.

On May 18, the first formation of the North Gulf Fleet arrived at the preset destination. The fleet docked at a place called Black Soil Harbor. Except for a small fishing village, there was no army stationed nearby.

As early as a week ago, this small fishing village with three to four hundred people had been thoroughly investigated by the Black Snake Guard. All the people living in the village are NPC fishermen, and there are no players staying here.

In order to prevent adventure players from accidentally intruding into the fishing village, the Quanzhou Intelligence Station also specially arranged for a snake guard to be stationed here. Therefore, the fleet will safely dock here.

Ancient warships can't just find a place to dock, they must have a harbor. Otherwise, it is very easy to run aground, especially for a giant warship like a building ship.

After the fleet docked, the Imperial Guards landed immediately and went ashore quietly.

In addition to the army, countless siege equipment and food and supplies had to be unloaded.

I was busy until noon before the uninstallation was completed. The fleet returned to the voyage, and then the fleet will be responsible for transporting the 4th Division of the Longxiang Army led by Mu Guiying to the second preset destination in the north of Leizhou.

The Black Snake Guards made careful arrangements for the three landing locations in the North, South, and Middle.

Black Snake has issued a death order, and must show the value of the Black Snake Guard in the Battle of Leizhou.

After the army was assembled, they repaired on the spot for a day in the fishing village. Most of the soldiers in the army were on a boat for the first time, and they felt a little unwell, so they couldn't go to the battlefield immediately.

In addition, it is the war horse transported with the fleet.

Compared with the soldiers, the green clam horses are more expensive, and the road is bumpy, and these war horses need to take a good rest.

The small fishing village has become the temporary residence of the Imperial Guard Division. As for the villagers in the fishing village, they were naturally put under surveillance to prevent them from tipping off.

The army is resting, but there is one unit that cannot be resting. They are the scout squadrons directly under the division.

Under the leadership of the squadron leader, all the scouts were mobilized and secretly marched towards Leishan County.

Their tasks, one is to determine the specific marching route, and the other is to clear the "obstacles" along the way.

After all, the Military Intelligence Department has only been active in Leizhou for half a month, and it can only investigate the large terrain. When it comes to the terrain of a certain place, each division needs to be responsible for the investigation.

The first day of the Battle of Leizhou was spent in peace.

Leishan County, hundreds of kilometers away, had no idea that a large army had sneaked under their noses.

In the early morning of the next day, after repairing the army for a day and a night, they were refreshed.

The real battle has just begun.

In the early morning, as soon as the army was assembled, they didn't stop at all. The soldiers rode on the green clam horses that had regained their vitality, and immediately started marching in a hurry, rushing towards Leishan County.

At this time, if you delay for a moment, you will be more exposed to danger.

The most difficult thing is the transportation of siege equipment.

These big guys are powerful, but transportation is a long-standing problem.

Bai Qi made a decisive decision, leaving two battalions to escort the siege equipment, and the main force continued to rush forward, marching towards Leishan County.

In the early morning in Leizhou, the morning mist was lingering and the humidity was extremely heavy.

Borrowing the morning light and wading through the morning fog, the Imperial Guard Division, led by the scouts, moved forward swiftly and quickly like a ghost, like an agile and elegant civet.

Using troops in vain has never been rigid in the common law.

In Bai Qi's view, in order to catch the opponent by surprise, it is necessary to send a vanguard force to directly take down the city gate before the enemy reacts, thus avoiding a head-on siege battle.

If the army is dispatched together, just the sound of rumbling horseshoes is enough to startle the enemy. Therefore, the vanguard force can only be a small force, and a battalion is most suitable.

With the strength of a battalion, taking down the gate of a third-level county town, although it is a surprise attack, is also a seemingly impossible task.

The bargaining chip in Bai Qi's hand is the unrivaled elite soldiers of the Imperial Guard Division. These soldiers are elite soldiers carefully selected from various master regiments, and they all count as five.

For them, Bai Qi has confidence.

After Bai Qi finished speaking, Lin Yi, head of the division, took the initiative to invite Ying.

"Marshal, the final general is willing to go!"

When Bai Qi heard the words, he made a decisive decision and said: "Okay, you will lead the personal guard battalion as the vanguard of the whole army. The first brigade will be the front army, and then follow up. This commander will lead the rest of the army and be responsible for suppressing the rear."

The Personal Guard Battalion, the most elite battalion in the Imperial Guard Division, has no more suitable vanguard than it. The young general Lin Yi is also a rare and fierce general.

Adding the two together, Bai Qi is naturally full of confidence.

"Thank you, handsome!"

Lin Yi saluted, got on his horse, led the personal guard battalion, separated from the main force, and left at a high speed.

Followed closely by the First Brigade of the Imperial Guard Division, their task is to ensure that after the vanguard troops take down the city gate, they can arrive in time for reinforcements.

Otherwise, everything will fall short.

The whole army, under the command of Bai Qi, is interlocking and supporting each other.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, when Lin Yi led the personal guard battalion and suddenly appeared near the gate of Leishan County like a soldier from heaven, the other party didn't react at all.

The city gate guards thought they were troops returning from their own patrol.

It wasn't until the personal guard camp was less than 500 meters away from the city gate that the guards realized that this was an enemy army.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" the guard shouted.

The originally peaceful city gate suddenly boiled. The people who were still queuing to enter the city suddenly became a mess, you pushed me, I pushed you, desperately squeezed into the city.

"Close the city gate, close the city gate quickly!"

The guard of the city gate was a middle-aged general. Seeing this, he immediately ordered the city gate to be closed.

"General, the gate of the city is blocked by the people, it can't be closed at all!"

"Get rid of them, or shoot them to death!"

The general's face turned cold in an instant. If the city gate fell, his head would fall to the ground. At this time, no kindness can be tolerated.

"promise!"

The sergeant was also decisive and sent the order immediately.

"Archers ready!"

The general was still not at ease, and ordered the archers guarding the city wall to get ready.

"promise!"

With the military order, the city gate became more and more chaotic.

The guards tried to disperse the people at first, saying that the enemy's target was the city gate and they would not harm the people, so they were asked to stay outside the city gate.

But the people didn't listen at all, and rushed into the city with all their brains.

Seeing this scene, the guard had no choice but to wield the butcher knife.

"Ah, murder, sergeant murder!"

This time, the city gate exploded even more.

Deterred by this, some people were afraid and really started to evacuate.

Just as the guards were about to clear the city gate and prepare to pull up the suspension bridge, the Guards Battalion had already arrived.

The distance of 500 meters is just a charge.

"Pro-guard battalion, charge!"

Lin Yi pulled out the Tang sword and ran at the front of the team.

"kill!"

The guard camp doesn't care about the lives of the people, no matter who it is, anyone who stands in the way will be killed. At this time, they are racing against time and cannot tolerate half a minute of delay and kindness.

"Let the arrows, let them go! Don't let them rush over!"

The city gate guards were not shocked when they saw the power of the enemy army. How could there be such an elite army? !

The Imperial Guard, the Iron Division.

Guard camp, the steel of steel.

Under the leadership of Lin Yi, the soldiers, with their hearts like a rock, regarded the rain of arrows as nothing, and with iron discipline, rushed towards the city gate resolutely. No one could stop their iron hooves.

Finally, at the last moment when the city gate was about to close, Lin Yi led his troops to arrive.

"kill!"

Lin Yi pulled out the Tang saber, and the sound spread all over the world. The light of the saber flashed, and the head fell to the ground.

"kill!"

In the shadow of swords and swords is the blood of a man.

Under the collision of passion, it is the glory of a soldier.

In less than five minutes, hundreds of city gate guards were slaughtered by the guard camp, leaving no one alive.

The Guards Battalion successfully took down the city gate!

"Cut the rope!"

After taking down the city gate, Lin Yi remained calm as always.

"promise!"

"Don't let them cut the rope, city guard camp, follow me to fight and kill the opponent!" The city gate guard is also a ruthless character, and immediately led the guards, walked down the city wall, and prepared to fight.

"Ants!"

Seeing the other party rushing towards him, Lin Yi looked disdainful, waved his right hand, and said coldly: "Hack them to death!"

"promise!"

Five hundred personal guards, facing more than a thousand city gate guards, have no fear.

The huge gap between the two sides was manifested as soon as they fought hand-to-hand. How can the ordinary city guards be the opponents of the Imperial Guards' Guards Battalion.

The city guards were beaten back steadily, and the corpses were blocked at the gate of the city, everywhere.

Lin Yi did not participate in the killing, he rode on the horse and looked into the distance. I saw that on the distant horizon, a large army came with thunder.

Under the sunlight, it exudes an unstoppable golden light.

The First Brigade of the Imperial Guard finally arrived in time!